 
Radiohead Takes on Sweatshops, Human Trafficking
Reuters recently reported that pioneering British rock band Radiohead has lent one of its songs to an MTV campaign to raise awareness about sweatshop labour and human trafficking. The MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) Campaign (www.mtvexit.org) has made a video shown in split screen, one side depicting a day in the life of an affluent young child and the other of a child forced to work in a sweatshop. More >
Vermont Becomes the 7th Sweatfree State!
Last month, the House and Senate agreed on a sweatfree purchasing law which the Governor signed in a ceremony at Brattleboro Union High School on April 28, making Vermont the 7th sweatfree state. High School students in Brattleboro led the campaign after getting their high school to become the first in the U.S. to affiliate with the Worker Rights Consortium. More>
 Team Darfur
Leading up to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, a new group called Team Darfur has come together to educate the global public through the unique voice of elite athletes. Team Darfur brings together the world's Olympic and professional athletes to put international pressure not only on Sudan, but also on those countries that support the policy of inaction in the face of this dire humanitarian crisis. Team Darfur is an international coalition of athletes committed to raising awareness about and bringing an end to the crisis in Darfur, Sudan. Learn more>
Beijing Olympics 2008
Play Fair 2008 is an international campaign taking place in the lead up to the 2008 Olympic Games to push for respect for workers’ rights in the global sporting goods industry. They have released a new report, "Clearing the Hurdles: Steps to improving working conditions in the global sportswear industry" which shows how violations of worker rights is still the sportswear industry norm, including in workplaces producing for adidas, sponsor of the Beijing and London Games and numerous national Olympic teams, and other key companies in the sector, such as Nike, ASICS, Puma, and New Balance. Based on interviews with workers in four countries, the report can be read here. More>
The
Secret History of the American Empire
by John
Perkins
(Author of New York Times bestseller
Confessions of an Economic
Hitman)
In The
Secret History of the American Empire, Educating for Justice is described in detail
as an organization that serves as an example of
the way people can change the world.
A bit about the book:
The Secret History of the American Empire exposes events that have defined our world, including:
- The current Latin American Revolution and
its lessons for democracy
- How the "Defeats" in Vietnam and
Iraq benefited big business
- The role of Israel as Fortress America in
the Middle East
- Tragic repercussions of the IMF's "Asian
Economic Collapse"
- US blunders in Tibet, Congo, Lebanon, and
Venezuela
- Jackal (CIA operatives) forays to assassinate
democratic presidents
And then it offers a realistic plan for turning
things around, a plan that draws heavily on Educating
for Justice's successes. We are grateful
to John Perkins for including us in this important
literary work!
Vatican Enters Illegal Immigration Debate
"The Vatican is helping to pay for construction of a shelter for Central
Americans traveling to the United States, angering immigration-control
advocates just as Pope Benedict XVI began his first official U.S.
visit. The Pontifical Commission for Latin America, which reports to the
pope, donated at least $20,000 in January to help erect a $120,000
building for the Brothers on the Path refuge in the southern Mexico city
of Ixtepec, the Vatican confirmed.” More>
EFJ Now Booking
"Behind the Swoosh" for Fall 2008 and Spring 2009
Do you want to educate your campus about the latest on Nike's sweatshops? Then bring "Behind
the Swoosh: Sweatshops and Social Justice" to your school next year. EFJ Director, Jim Keady, visited Indonesia in January 2008 and he wants to bring his recent findings on Nike's operations to your campus. Click here for our 2007-2008 Calendar and check out this recent article from Keady's visit to Elon University in North Carolina, Rethinking Nike: Former Soccer Coach Takes on Apparel Giant .
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